Rail-joint.



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tlltllTED STATES 1PATENT GFFICE.

GEORGE S. BEEMER, OF MEKER, COLORADO.

RAILJOINT.

To rr/ '1e/1,0m il muy concern lie it known that I, Geenen S. Banania, a citizen of the United States, residing at llleeker, in the county of Rio Blanco and State ot' Colorado, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Rail- Joints, ot' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of rail joints known as scart' joints, and its object to provide a novel and improved fastening whereby a strong and durable joint is prodi leed.

rlhe invention also has for its object to provide a joint which is smooth, so that the car wheels may pass over the saine Without being jolted.

A iturthei.' object. is to provide a joint which is simple and inexpensive, and Which enables the rails to be easily and quickly laid or taken up.

ln order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which` Figure l is a perspective view of the joint. Fig. is a longitudinal section taken through the web portion ot the rails. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3*?) of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. a perspective view of one end of one of the rails. j

Referring specifically to the drawing, the abutting ends et' the rails 5are cut diagonally, or beveled, as indicated at 6, to form a scart1 joint. From the web portion of each rail, at the extremity thereof, extends an integral tongue 7, the outer end of which latter has an inward lateral bend 8 which passes through a transverse aperture 9 in the web of the adjacent rail and projects vtrom the opposite side thereof. 'Ihus,'the two rails are hooked together and prevented 'from separating endwise. Lateral separation is prevented by a means to be presently described.

lhe apertures il are longer than the width oit' the bends 8 so that the rails may expand or contract. The parts S Ht snugly between the top and bottom of the apertures, whereby relative, vertical movement of the rails is jin-evented. and the rails are held so that their heads are flush at 'the top. A smooth joint is thus produced, over which the car wheels pass without jolts or bumps.

"In order to provide enough material at the beveled extremities of the rails for the tenemos 7, the webs arelthickened at this Specification of Letters Patent. Application led April?, 1913.

atented June 1 0, 1 913. Serial No. 759.445.

point, as indicated at 10. The tongues 7 project t'orward trom the beveled ends of the rails, the outer side ot' the tongues being flush with the corresponding sides of the thickened parts l() o'f the webs, and the inner sides being llush with the corresponding sides of the webs, the latter being. halved forwardly from the apertures 9, as indicated at 1l, so that the inner sides of the hooks may tit against the corresponding sides of the webs, as shown in Fig. 2.

The following means are provided for preventing lateral separation of the rails 5: ln the jnojecting ends of the parts 8 are transverse apertures 12 extending horizontally or inthe direction of the length of the rails. Into each of these apertures `is driven a key 13 which is tapered in the direction of its length so that it may be firmly seated. The key has notches 14 on one side adapted to engage the edge ot the aperture and thus lock thekey against getting loose and slipping out. The key also has a head or enlargement l5 so proportioned that when the key is driven home, said head or enlargement engages the base flange of the rail, thus providing an additional safeguard ainst the key getting loose. The head hol s the key so that it always points straight ahead. The keys fit the Webs of the rails and when driven they draw the parts 8 and thus securely clamp the rail ends together.

By the structure herein described the rails can be easily and quickly joined or disconnected. and a strong and durable joint is had. The joint islalso smooth and the car wheels bumps.

I claim: i f,

1. The 'combination of adjoining having their abutting ends beveled to form a scarf joint, and the rail ends having apertured webs, hooks extending from the rail ends, said hooks passing through the apertures and projeetinfT therefrom, the projecting portion of eali hook having a transverse aperture, and tapered keys driven through said transverse apertures against the webs of therails, said keys having notched portions engaging the edge of the apertures.

2. The combination of adjoining rails having their abutting endsvbeveled to form a scarf joint, and the rail/ends havingapei`- tured webs, hooks extending from the rail ends, said hooks passing through the aperrails pass over the same Withou'fjolts or.

ing the basco tnno'es of the, mils.

3f The coin intion of mtoining miie having their abutting ends beveled to forni n, scuri' joint, and the mit ends having :iper-l tuied wehe, hooks extending i'ioni the mit ends, Seid hooks ongoing tinough tbny zipetures und projecting therefrom, the project in@- portion ot enen hook having u iinnsvei'so und tapered keys i1i\'on ti'nough #se apertures agi/linee the Webs L im;

'Limo 5f. The combination of adjoining mils inning their abutting ends beveled to form :i eni: joint, and the fait ends having apertui-efi webs, tongues extending from the rail enfle, und terminating in lateral portions ing through the apertures und project- Lhere'i-onn the projecting interni porhaving transverse apertures, tapered keys driven thiough the upeitui'es against the wat of the mils, the ruit webs nt the ends: o; e i'uii being haived and the inner idee ot the nfoyesnid tongues fitting against i the mnt halved portions of the webs.

in festin 'V hereof aiiix my signature in iii-usenet oi. wo witnesses.

GER E S. EEEMER. 

